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Recent Examples of unfree
People in unfree countries want the help, need the help, of people in free countries.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Uganda’s 2021 presidential election is shaping up to be as unfree and unfair as ever.
—Bobi Wine, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2021
His economy required no intervention of an authoritarian state to be coercive and unfree.
—Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
The dynamics of this unfair, unfree election illuminate the nature of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unstable authoritarianism and its precarious future.
—Nate Schenkkan, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2019
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Uganda’s 2021 presidential election is shaping up to be as unfree and unfair as ever.
—Bobi Wine, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2021
His economy required no intervention of an authoritarian state to be coercive and unfree.
—Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
The dynamics of this unfair, unfree election illuminate the nature of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unstable authoritarianism and its precarious future.
—Nate Schenkkan, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfree
Adjective
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Saudi Arabia remains the world's largest oil exporter and many of our allies are heavily dependent on Saudi oil.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Bloys was clear, however, that WBD wasn’t entirely dependent on Rowling for the project.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The structural flaws here are, like the choice of subject, all too familiar in streaming television.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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Teachers who are struggling in a particular subject area can walk down the hallway and watch a model teacher demonstrate how to teach that content.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
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Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.—
Aaron Rothstein,
wsj.com,
3 Apr. 2023
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The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.—
Matt Murschel,
orlandosentinel.com,
14 May 2021
Adjective
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Portrayals of enslaved people typically show either angelic tropes or extreme suffering.—
Erin Crosby Eckstine,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Carter Woodson’s last name indicates a forebear was John Woodson, an English immigrant at the dawn of America and an owner of enslaved Africans.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Unfree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfree. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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